popular person; favorite; favourite
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
teacher; instructor; professor
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
such; this sort of; like this
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to feel inferior; to feel small
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
soon; before long; in the near future
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
mental; spiritual; emotional
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible